Central Nervous System Complications of HIV

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Central Nervous System Complications of HIV: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Meningitis

Infections
   Acute HIV infection
Bacteria, especially S. pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae

Listeria monocytogenes

Salmonella   spp.
   Fungal, especially C. neoformans, H. capsulatum, Candida spp., Aspergillus spp., Mucormycoses, C. immitis

Spirochetes, especially T. pallidum (syphilis), B. burgdorferi

   Mycobacteria, especially M. tuberculosis, M. avium complex, Mycobacterium kansasii

Other
   Malignancy, especially lymphoma

Encephalitis

Infections
   HIV
   Herpes simplex virus I (HSV I)
   CMV
   Herpes simplex virus II (HSV II)
T. gondii

   Papovaviruses [progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)]
   HHV-6

Space-Occupying Lesions

Infections
T. gondii

C. neoformans

   Pyogenic brain abscesses
Nocardia asteroides

Salmonella   spp.
L. monocytogenes

S. pneumoniae

M. tuberculosis   (tuberculomas)
Aspergillus   spp.
Streptococcus mitis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Other
   Malignancy, especially CNS lymphoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, metastatic cancer
   PML

Myelitis

Infections
   HIV
   CMV
   HSV
   VZV
T. pallidum   (syphilis)
T. gondii

M. tuberculosis

Other
   Idiopathic

Infarction, Hemorrhage, Transient Ischemic Attack, Cardiovascular Accident

Infections
T. pallidum   vasculitis (syphilis)
T. gondii

C. neoformans

   VZV vasculitis
M. tuberculosis

Aspergillus   spp.
Other
   Marantic endocarditis
   Anticardiolipin antibody
   Thrombocytopenia
   Idiopathic

References

1. Hoeprich, pp. 636–641. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Kelley, pp. 1765, 1893. See Bibliography, 2.
3. Schlossberg, pp. 293–295. See Bibliography, 3.
4. Mandell, pp. 1236–1240. See Bibliography, 8.
5. Devita, pp. 331–353. See Bibliography, 9.
6. Wormser, pp. 321–322, 431–473, 621–686. See Bibliography, 10.
7. Sugar, pp. 59–62, 78–82. See Bibliography, 14.
8. Mariuz P, Boster EM, Luft BJ: Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Women, pp. 326–328. See Bibliography, 16.

Book Source Details

Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Year of Publication: 1999
Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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